Boston August 5 Weather Records

Daily averages and all-time records for weather in Boston, Massachusetts for the date of August 5.
August 5 All-Time Records
1893–2024
Highest temperature 100 °F 1955
Lowest temperature 54 °F 1972
Lowest daily high 59 °F 1903
Highest daily low 76 °F 1938
Most precipitation 2.49 inches 1952
Most snow none -
August 5 Average Weather
1991–2020 1
Average high 81.7 °F
Average low 66.3 °F
Chance precipitation 32.5%
Chance snow 0%
Boston August 5 Weather by Year
Year High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
2023 77 66 0.00 0.0
2022 95 73 0.08 0.0
2021 71 65 1.42 0.0
2020 92 70 0.00 0.0
2019 77 66 0.00 0.0
2018 87 70 0.00 0.0
2017 77 67 0.16 0.0
2016 89 64 0.00 0.0
2015 85 65 0.00 0.0
2014 82 70 0.00 0.0
2013 78 61 0.00 0.0
2012 88 72 0.08 0.0
2011 75 67 0.00 0.0
2010 90 75 0.99 0.0
2009 89 72 0.00 0.0
2008 71 66 0.00 0.0
2007 76 67 0.00 0.0
2006 84 69 0.00 0.0
2005 97 71 0.55 0.0
2004 70 62 0.34 0.0
2003 84 70 0.01 0.0
2002 93 75 0.00 0.0
2001 76 67 0.00 0.0
2000 78 65 0.00 0.0
1999 76 63 0.35 0.0
1998 81 64 0.00 0.0
1997 74 59 0.03 0.0
1996 84 65 0.00 0.0
1995 75 65 0.13 0.0
1994 90 56 0.93 0.0
1993 80 67 0.00 0.0
1992 80 62 0.00 0.0
1991 82 64 0.00 0.0
1990 86 69 0.00 0.0
1989 90 73 0.00 0.0
1988 92 75 0.00 0.0
1987 77 67 0.00 0.0
1986 79 65 0.00 0.0
1985 81 64 0.00 0.0
1984 92 75 0.00 0.0
1983 86 71 0.00 0.0
1982 82 67 0.00 0.0
1981 83 68 0.86 0.0
1980 85 75 0.00 0.0
1979 90 70 0.00 0.0
1978 68 64 0.00 0.0
1977 93 70 0.09 0.0
1976 85 62 0.00 0.0
1975 80 68 0.06 0.0
1974 83 71 0.09 0.0
1973 89 70 0.00 0.0
1972 72 54 0.00 0.0
1971 80 62 0.00 0.0
1970 74 62 0.00 0.0
1969 84 64 0.18 0.0
1968 76 62 0.00 0.0
1967 79 70 0.09 0.0
1966 77 65 0.00 0.0
1965 79 64 0.00 0.0
1964 78 59 0.44 0.0
1963 83 65 0.00 0.0
1962 81 63 0.00 0.0
1961 71 60 0.00 0.0
1960 67 60 0.00 0.0
1959 67 63 0.05 0.0
1958 80 65 0.00 0.0
1957 79 62 0.00 0.0
1956 80 66 0.00 0.0
1955 100 72 0.00 0.0
1954 82 64 0.12 0.0
1953 79 62 0.08 0.0
1952 82 68 2.49 0.0
1951 73 57 0.00 0.0
1950 77 61 0.08 0.0
1949 84 70 0.02 0.0
1948 77 64 0.00 0.0
1947 83 63 0.00 0.0
1946 87 69 0.00 0.0
1945 80 57 0.00 0.0
1944 99 74 0.00 0.0
1943 77 61 0.00 0.0
1942 76 59 0.00 0.0
1941 87 67 0.00 0.0
1940 85 68 0.00 0.0
1939 85 66 0.00 0.0
1938 92 76 0.00 0.0
1937 88 69 0.00 0.0
1936 74 61 0.00 0.0
1935 80 61 0.35 0.0
1934 70 58 0.00 0.0
1933 78 60 0.01 0.0
1932 86 67 0.00 0.0
1931 91 70 0.00 0.0
1930 90 75 0.00 0.0
1929 72 55 0.00 0.0
1928 95 61 0.16 0.0
1927 84 62 0.02 0.0
1926 72 63 0.00 0.0
1925 78 66 0.32 0.0
1924 89 71 0.00 0.0
1923 90 69 0.00 0.0
1922 80 64 0.01 0.0
1921 77 59 0.00 0.0
1920 74 59 0.00 0.0
1919 84 66 0.00 0.0
1918 84 63 0.06 0.0
1917 75 61 0.00 0.0
1916 76 69 0.00 0.0
1915 67 57 0.00 0.0
1914 65 60 0.00 0.0
1913 80 59 0.00 0.0
1912 76 57 0.00 0.0
1911 70 62 0.00 0.0
1910 78 66 0.00 0.0
1909 67 62 0.76 0.0
1908 78 66 0.39 0.0
1907 78 56 0.00 0.0
1906 84 69 0.00 0.0
1905 83 67 0.00 0.0
1904 77 65 0.00 0.0
1903 59 56 1.00 0.0
1902 70 64 0.00 0.0
1901 77 63 0.14 0.0
1900 73 58 0.00 0.0
1899 89 68 0.10 0.0
1898 78 67 0.78 0.0
1897 70 60 0.56 0.0
1896 80 63 0.20 0.0
1895 86 67 0.00 0.0
1894 78 60 0.00 0.0
1893 65 60 1.87 0.0
What's the all-time high for Boston on 8/5?
For the date of Aug 5, the highest temperature ever reached in Boston history is 100 °F which happened in 1955.
Highest Temperatures in Boston on August 5
Rank Temperature Year
1 100 °F 1955
2 99 °F 1944
3 97 °F 2005
4 95 °F 1928
4 95 °F 2022
6 93 °F 1977
6 93 °F 2002
8 92 °F 2020
8 92 °F 1984
8 92 °F 1938
8 92 °F 1988
What's the all-time low for Boston on 8/5?
For the date of Aug 5, the lowest temperature ever reached in Boston history is 54 °F which happened in 1972.
Lowest Temperatures in Boston on August 5
Rank Temperature Year
1 54 °F 1972
2 55 °F 1929
3 56 °F 1994
3 56 °F 1907
3 56 °F 1903
6 57 °F 1915
6 57 °F 1951
6 57 °F 1912
6 57 °F 1945
10 58 °F 1934
10 58 °F 1900
Lowest High Temperatures in Boston on August 5
Rank Temperature Year
1 59 °F 1903
2 65 °F 1914
2 65 °F 1893
4 67 °F 1959
4 67 °F 1960
4 67 °F 1909
4 67 °F 1915
8 68 °F 1978
9 70 °F 1911
9 70 °F 2004
9 70 °F 1902
9 70 °F 1934
9 70 °F 1897
What's the most it has ever rained in Boston on 8/5?
For the date of Aug 5, the most precipitation ever recorded in Boston history is 2.49 inches which happened in 1952.
All-Time Most Precipitation in Boston on August 5
Rank Precipitation Year
1 2.49 inches 1952
2 1.87 inches 1893
3 1.42 inches 2021
4 1.00 inches 1903
5 0.99 inches 2010
6 0.93 inches 1994
7 0.86 inches 1981
8 0.78 inches 1898
9 0.76 inches 1909
10 0.56 inches 1897
Weather Station Details
Years Station Coordinates
1936–2024 Boston Logan International Airport location
1893–1935 Boston City location
Notes
1: Daily averages are a moving average which includes 14 days before and after the date.
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